Re: Deirdre Walsh Interview with EDN

I couldn't agree with you more that talking with other nerds such as myselfcolleagues broadens and deepens technical expertise and camaraderie. But there's a snag - as a usability junkie, I notice the ni.com homepage does not highlight two of it's greatest resources: the Discussion Forums and the Communities.

Could you make an internal "push" to get these two treasure troves the publicity they deserve: a menu item on the homepage? This improvement could act as a springboard for other low-hanging fruit to accelerate the growth of NI's technical community.

Re: Deirdre Walsh Interview with EDN

I must admit, that I'm not comfortable with Facebook, but we're already LinkedIn, so that's my contribution to the social network.. And of course, this forum.

I have not yet found a similar site for embedded C/C++ developers, especially VxWorks. Quite dissappointing, actually. WindRiver could learn a lot from NI (forums).

I do agree that these days, getting a job or contract is pretty much through who you know. Sending resumes is getting more & more a waste of time. I suppose too many people claiming to be something they are not. That's another article for EDN

Re: Deirdre Walsh Interview with EDN

I realized I left out one important point from my post above - Great article. The line that struck home: "People get really caught up in the technologies. It’s less about the technologies and more about the conversation."